❓WHAT HAPPENED: Former President Joe Biden’s physician, Kevin O’Connor, briefly appeared before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, announcing he intended to plead the Fifth to its inquiry, as well as claiming doctor-patient confidentiality prevented him from answering any questions about the elderly Democrat’s health in detail.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Kevin O’Connor, Joe Biden, President Donald J. Trump, House Oversight Committee, and Chairman James Comer.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The testimony was scheduled for Wednesday, July 9, 2025, following a subpoena issued in June.
💬KEY QUOTE: “No comments to press,” Dr. O’Connor’s lawyers said as they hastily escorted the client from the Oversight Committee hearing room.
🎯IMPACT: House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) has warned that former Biden White House officials who refuse to comply with his committee’s subpoenas will face contempt of Congress.
Dr. Kevin O’Connor, former President Joe Biden’s physician, briefly appeared before the House Oversight Committee regarding Biden’s physical and cognitive health during his presidency. The Biden White House doctor cited doctor-patient confidentiality and is believed to have pleaded the Fifth in telling the committee in person that he would not be giving testimony.
The National Pulse reported earlier on Wednesday that a last-minute attempt by O’Connor’s attorneys to delay his testimony was rejected by Chairman Comer, who insisted Biden’s doctor comply with his subpoena. Notably, President Donald J. Trump waived executive privilege for O’Connor, citing the “unique and extraordinary nature” of the investigation—meaning the doctor’s official role in the former Biden White House could not be used to shield him from Congressional scrutiny.
Hastily leaving the hearing room on Capitol Hill, Dr. O’Connor was silent when pushed for further details by reporters gathered outside the Oversight Committee. “No comments to press,” O’Connor’s attorneys said as they rushed past.
Biden White House doctor Kevin O’Connor’s closed-door House Oversight Committee interview is over
“No comments to press,” his lawyers said
Source familiar tells me O’Connor pled the 5th pic.twitter.com/LIJa6pY2BF
— Liz Elkind (@liz_elkind) July 9, 2025
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